For the first time since 1988, the State Legislature will likely increase the State’s motor fuels tax as the federal government faces an unprecedented shortfall in its fiscal year 2009 Highway Transportation Trust Fund.

Governor Jon S. Corzine signed into law yesterday a $32.9 billion State budget, which reduces overall spending by $600.0 million from last year. Among the most noteworthy reductions, the spending plan cuts municipal aid to certain cities and towns by $162.4 million, charity care to hospitals by $75.0 million, and homeowner rebates by $382.0 million.

Earlier this week, the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee favorably released S-1557 (Vitale/Singer), which expands eligibility under the New Jersey FamilyCare Program and establishes healthcare coverage for uninsured children under certain circumstances.

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The New Jersey Association of Counties (NJAC) invited Andrew Bayer and Cindy M. Perr to present at their Annual Conference in Atlantic City, NJ. The conference will be held at Bally’s Park Place Hotel and Casino, June 10-13, 2008.

"This was another successful event that enabled distinguished New Jersey women to support and collaborate with one another in furthering their professional goals. The theme of the Event, ‘Six Degrees of Empowerment,’ reflects the notion that by working together, women can foster their individual interests."